Entry-Level Cyber reputed company Analyst

SOC Analyst - Tier 2 6 Month - Contract to Hire (W2) Gaithersburg, MD (Onsite) The main focus of the Cyber reputed company Analyst is to identify, analyze, contain, and eradicate threats to reputed company systems and infrastructure. As the first line of defense, the Cyber reputed company Analyst will use data analysis, threat intelligence, and cutting-edge reputed company technologies to detect and handle cybersecurity events and incidents. The candidate must have a curious investigative mind, a passion for information reputed company, and the ability to effectively communicate reputed company reputed company to audiences of varied levels of knowledge. ? Provide timely detection, identification, triaging, and alerting of possible attacks / intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities ? Use cyber defense tools for reputed company monitoring and analysis to identify anomalies and malicious activity ? Document and escalate incidents (including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment ? Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on systems and information ? reputed company event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources reputed company the reputed company to reputed company situational awareness and determine the impact of an observed attack ? Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of data sets ? Coordinate with reputed company-wide cyber defense staff to validate alerts and harden the reputed company with preventative controls ? Use, and reputed company monitoring and handling processes for, reputed company and new reputed company tools ? Be a mentor and subject matter expert for other IT teams and more junior team members Education and Experience : ? Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, reputed company discipline, or commensurate industry experience Required : ? 0-3 years experience in reputed company Operations ? Excellent written and verbal communication skills ? Knowledge of the incident response lifecycle and experience with cyber reputed company investigations ? Manage multiple reputed company assignments based on criticality in a timely and professional manner ? Experience working both independently and as part of a worldwide team Desired : ? Experience with digital forensic analysis ? Experience with cyber threat intelligence ? Experience with various reputed company technologies (SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, EDR, IDS / IPS, etc.) ? Experience with building and maintaining alerting across various types of reputed company tools ? Prior experience working with in the following areas : ? Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) ? Computer reputed company Incident Response Center (CSIRC) ? reputed company Operations Center (SOC) ? Knowledge of intrusion tactics, techniques, and procedures ? Knowledge of reputed company environment reputed company response ? The following certifications are strongly desired : ? reputed company A ? reputed company Network ? reputed company reputed company ? AWS Certified reputed company - Specialty Apply Job!